School district · Montgomery County, AL

Montgomery County School District's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2023), Montgomery County School District took in $453 million and spent $448 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2023Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

State tax money72%School district taxes18%County and local tax money7.7%Fines and other2.2%Fees for services (school lunches)0.6%

What stands out

7.7%

of Montgomery County School District's money comes from county and other local tax money.Most school districts with 25,000+ students get none.

School district taxes18%

Property tax
18%$80.2 million
Other taxes
<0.1%$44 thousand
What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services0.6%

Fees for services
0.6%$2.7 million
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges and school lunches
  • Other school charges$1.9 million
  • School lunches$761 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money<0.1%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
<0.1%$218 thousand

State tax money72%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
72%$325 million

County and local tax money7.7%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
7.7%$34.7 million

Fines and other2.2%

Interest, rents and other
2.2%$9.8 million
Fines
<0.1%$6 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges100%Interest on debt0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
100%$447 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$447 million
Interest on debt
0.3%$1.3 million
Sent to other local governments
<0.1%$78 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts
  • Sent to school districts$78 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Montgomery County School District. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2023.

What this covers. The money of Montgomery County School District itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.